Ghaziabad's ‘Lost Son’ Raju’s Shocking Tale: Police Investigate Fraudulent Claims Across Three States

In a bizarre case that has perplexed police across three states, a man named Raju, who claimed to have been kidnapped 31 years ago, is under investigation for making fraudulent claims about his identity. Initially, police in Ghaziabad reunited Raju with a family who believed he was their long-lost son, but further investigation revealed a tangled web of deceit.

By Ankur Singh Dec 5, 2024, 16:00 IST

Now a mystery man, who claims he got lost for 31 years, is found to be at the center of multi-state police investigation. Khoda police station in Ghaziabad gets a man named Raju, also known as Pannu, who landed in the police station with an abduction story from the city, over three decades ago. The police helped him see a family in Shahid Nagar to whom he was supposed to be their long-lost son.

However, as the investigation continued, shocking new developments started to come up. A photo of Raju with an elderly woman named Asha Sharma from Uttarakhand surfaced on social media, which led the police to question him further. Raju initially stuck to his abduction story but later admitted that he had gone to Uttarakhand.

Further investigation through social media and surveillance uncovered more shocking facts. Raju, it appears, had claimed to be the lost child of several families in Rajasthan, even from Sikar, duping multiple families with the fabricated tale. Ghaziabad police have dispatched teams to Rajasthan on these new findings.

In the meanwhile, the family in Shahid Nagar, where Raju was originally reunited, has taken a DNA test to confirm if he is indeed their son. The results of the test will be decisive to find out if the story of Raju has any truth to it. So far, nothing worse than some petty crimes has come out about Raju, which may serve as a motivation for him to commit frauds.

As the investigation unfolds, police from three states- Ghaziabad, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand- are now working together to uncover the truth behind Raju's complex and disturbing story.